This was a super cozy queer romance of Hallmark proportions. A house swap and two romances, say less. It was sweet and I enjoyed both stories! Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for the ARC!

Tatum Ward is a waitress in her small town of Trove Hills, Illinois. She has a side gig of writing difficult texts for others who want to break up or quit their job or something equally difficult. She doesn’t charge people for that. She just enjoys writing, and at this point in her life, that’s all the writing she can accomplish. She lives in a cottage by her parents’ house, close enough to hear if something were to go wrong. And she is still dealing with the fact that she and her siblings have a secret brother they never knew about.

Tatum’s father had admitted to an affair many years before, but he had just recently found out that it had resulted in a son, and now he wants the entire family to get together. Tatum is not ready for that. So when her favorite customer at the diner, June, gets dumped by a text that Tatum was asked to write, Tatum is devastated and apologized profusely. June is a fragrance designer who is about to travel to New York City for an important meeting about her perfumes, but she isn’t sure she can She was counting on her girlfriend for moral support. So Tatum pipes up and offers to go with her.

Eleanor Chapman is a press agent for Broadway shows, and when she finds out that her occasional hookup just proposed to his girlfriend after 4 years, she sent a company-wide email congratulating him, since he’s a producer that they represent. But then Eleanor follows that up with a message to his new fiancé telling her about their relationship. Suddenly, Eleanor finds herself without a job and wanting to get out of town to clear her head. She asks on social media if anyone can watch her cats at her apartment in New York for a week, and June responds. Tatum offers up her cottage to Eleanor, and she and June can use her apartment in New York City and take care of the cats.

When Eleanor comes to Trove Hills, she makes herself comfortable in Eleanor’s cottage. She is having a quiet evening with a bottle of wine and a book when she is interrupted by someone pounding on the door and asking Tatum to open up. When Eleanor doesn’t open the door, the person outside climbs in a window. And that’s how Eleanor met Carson, Tatum’s non-binary older sibling, covered in glitter. Carson apologizes for barging in, not realizing that Tatum had left town. But the attraction between Eleanor and Carson develops quickly.

During the next week, the attraction between Carson and Eleanor heats up, and Tatum and June’s time in New York is productive. Tatum makes friends with one of Eleanor’s neighbors and finds herself missing her family and feeling guilty for skipping out on the reunion the way she had. And when she gets word that her sister broke her leg, Tatum heads back home on the next flight, putting her burgeoning relationship with June on hold. Back in Illinois, Eleanor decides it’s also time to head home, leaving Carson without saying anything.

As everyone settles back into their lives, they all have to choose between going back to the unhappiness that caused them to make sudden life changes in the first place, or to run after the love they had found when they took chances.

Anywhere You Go is a sweet rom com about upending your life and finding everything you didn’t realize you were missing. I really enjoyed this house-swap story. I thought the characters were well-rounded and interesting, and I loved the two settings. The addition of Dawn in New York added lots of fun, and the story of a secret brother of Tatum and Carson added a lot of texture to the family. I had a great time with Anywhere You Go. It was an amazing trip.

Egalleys for Anywhere You Go were provided by Berkley through NetGalley, with many thanks, but the opinions are mine.

5 stars ✨

Thank you so much to Berkley Publishing and Bridget Morrissey for this ARC! I absolutely adored this book so much!!

Truthfully, and I promise to rectify this situation immediately, I have never seen The Holiday. All that to say that having the knowledge that this was a queer version of The Holiday meant very little to me, I was just happy to be here. This story follows Tatum and Eleanor as they swap homes to escape the troubles they are currently experiencing in their lives, and the love they both separately find on their individual journeys!

I was charmed by Tatum and June from the very first chapter, so much so that the mention of June having a girlfriend at the beginning of this story made me think my reading comprehension had left my brain momentarily. Sure enough, I picked up on the correct vibe, and I really loved their big city adventure.

The true keeper of my hearts were Eleanor and Carson, the same way they were instantly attracted to each other was the way I instantly fell in love with them and decided I could read 1,000 pages of them just hanging out. Their interactions with one another were both so sweet and genuine while also being so incredibly funny I was actually laughing out loud!

I loved both of these couples very much but it actually fails in comparison to how much I loved Dawn… former hollywood movie star and current neighbor to Eleanor who finds herself interwoven into both of these love stories by chance. With Dawn, and with everyone, came the real heart of this story. Sure, it was a romance with two happy for now endings, but it was also so much more than that! We see Tatum learn to stand up for herself with her family and take steps to do things for herself instead of others. We see June learn to appreciate being alone and enjoying the company she is with for who they are and not just to not be alone. We see Carson learn that they don’t need to be anything other than themselves and that they are enough just the way they are. We see Eleanor learn how to let people in and trust they won’t leave her. And most beautifully, we see Dawn learn to open herself back up to the world and with the help of this crew, find the courage to get back out there. I will be thinking about this book for a long while. I love it so dearly!

I love this book so much - as other readers have pointed out it's like The Holiday but queer. We have two wonderful main characters: Tatum and Eleanor. They decide to swap places! Tatum goes from her small town to a NYC apartment with her long-time crush June and Eleanor walks right into an unexpected family reunion with Tatum's family and immediately catches the eye of her sibling Carson. Both are so perfectly matched that I'm still not over it! The premise is so interesting and well executed. The timeline of the book may be kind of fast, it's definitely believable. All of this comes from their incredible writing style - it's so romantic while also feeling so real. It can be a hard balance sometimes and I never felt that here.

This book made me laugh, kick my feet, and even tear up as Eleanor and Tatum found their footing in their own lives. There's also the most incredible side character who is an old movie star - this review wouldn't be complete without mentioning her!

I definitely recommend this book!

This was a quickly paced queer romance that feels like a loving homage to The Holiday, which was quite entertaining to read. Great characters- and I think characters from all of Bridget's previous books made their way into the story (some in some pretty major ways!) which made this feel like a nice way to bring them all back into the same universe.

If you ever wanted to read a book like the movie The Holiday but with queer representation, Anywhere You Go is what you're looking for. Main characters Tatum and Eleanor jump at the opportunity to get away from their current life chaos and swap houses for a week.

Highlights:
-Dual Point of views
- lots of queer representation
- authentic characters
- fun banter

Lowlight(s): (which may be highlight for some)
-insta-lust trope

A little spicy, a little sweet. Two romances, one book. I did enjoy reading Anywhere You Go, I loved the growth of the main characters. And Dawn, we need a book that solely focuses on her and her backstory, please!

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an opportunity to read and review an advanced digital copy.

You never know what you've got until it's gone......or so I'm told. These two women see only the negatives in their lives and can't figure out how to change what they don't like without hurting feelings, theirs and everyone else's too. Then shades of the movie The Holiday, they swap lives. The plot may not be original but Bridget Morrissey's treatment and the characters she shares with us are definitely original. A character driven story where the characters are easy to cheer for and an ending that is sigh worthy. I'd recommend to anyone who needs a change of pace and deserves the good feelings this book generates.

Two queer romances for the price of one? Sign me up!

Tatum and Eleanor live totally different lives. Tatum is a small town waitress living in a cottage behind her parents who is pinning over a frequent costumer, June. Eleanor is a Broadway press agent living in New York City with her cats. When Eleanor is let go from her job suddenly, she finds herself lost as to what to do next. Her job was her entire life. When Eleanor reaches out to her friend June looking for a cat sitter while she goes on a self searching trip, Tatum and June come up with the bright idea of Eleanor and Tatum switching places. Tatum escapes her family reunion and Eleanor gets a change in sensory. What neither anticipates in the soul searching they will be doing during their time away from home to find out what they really need when it comes to love and family.

I really enjoyed reading Tatum’s point of view. Tatum has such a warm personality and a way with words. I loved seeing her growth throughout the book as she begins to recognize her worth and sorting out her suppressed feelings concerning the affair her father had years ago that resulted in a surprise sibling. The banter between Tatum and the other characters is amazing! I love Tatum’s family! Staying in NYC, Tatum gets to experience the small town girl in a big city which I connected with that excitement being from a small town myself.

My only complaint is I wish we could see Tatum’s sister Carson’s thoughts. I really wanted to get to know them more. Their past as the oldest, paving the way for their younger siblings by coming out as non binary and a lesbian. Eleanor and Carson’s relationship is very fast paced compared to Tatum and June’s slow burn.

If you love found family, sapphic romance, and small town/big city settings, you will love these charming characters (including supporting characters)! Also, the cover art is stunning!


Thank you NetGalley and Bridget Marrisey for gifting me this e-ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

"I want you to know I love you out loud."

I laughed. I cried. I giggled and kicked my feet. It literally gave me all the feels.

When I first picked it up I wasn't quite sure how much I was going to love this. It sounded super cute and like I would have a good time but love? Well. I definitely loved it. The dual relationships was a big hit for me. I couldn't decide who's pov I wanted to read more because I enjoyed them both so much. I think if I had to pick a favorite, though, it would be Eleanor because I'm in love with Carson.

Eleanor is used to being alone and relying on herself for everything because why bother? People only leave or disappoint you in the end. Enter my love Carson. They are just what Eleanor leaves. They want her right from the beginning. They want to care for her, love her, and be there for her the way she needs and deserves 🥹.

Tatum and June were so sweet. Tatum is terrified of hurting people so she doesn't let anyone get close to her. She pines for June for a year while June just waits for Tatum to be ready for them to be together. When Tatum finally accepts that love can happen for her it's so precious.

This was definitely a romcom but there were so many feels. The characters all felt like real people, it was queer as heck, and I just loved it so so much.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for the arc!!

A cute sapphic retelling of "The Holiday"? Sign me up! And you get two love stories for the price of one? Even better ❤️

This is a fun and easy read that just gives you all the feels. I did love one couple more than the other so for that I couldn't give it a higher rating.

3.5 ⭐️ rating

I actually really enjoyed this book. As far as contemporary romance goes it’s just the perfect rom com vibe. I loved the queer representation!! It gets boring reading heteronormative relationships back to back so this was a wonderful novel to break that up.

I love a dual POV so getting Tatum and Eleanor’s stories at the same time was wonderful. I was born and raised in a small Midwest town and the author captured the essence of it perfectly! It made me giggle how much Tatum’s dad acts like a very stereotypical Midwest dad when meeting someone new. Overall the characters really did feel very relatable. Especially Tatum. I very much see myself as her as the people pleaser/mediator of the family.

I would have loved maybe a little more detail in the spiced scenes but it did not take away to the book. The scenes are much more of an open door but fade to black scenario.

Overall I liked this book! Perfect for a quick read to add to your book log of the year!

This book was purely a delight to read and the queer retelling of The Holiday was everything I didn’t know I needed. The dual POV kept the story fast paced and engaging and I throughly adored both Tatum x June and Eleanor x Carson. There were so many LOL moments and so many heartfelt moments that I couldn’t help but highlight several parts in every chapter. I loved how sweet and wholesome Tatum and June were and you could still tell how deep the love ran and how badly they wanted to be with each other. Eleanor and Carson definitely provided the spice and I was obsessed with their witty banter and how quickly they felt so familiar with each other. Their ending was so perfect and so sweet! This was my first book from this author and I would certainly read anything and everything they write now - I especially loved the shoutout to the queer community in the acknowledgements. Everything was perfect.

Enjoyment: I loved this SO much. I was in a mood and I needed something to shake things up, this had been sitting on my TBR for a few weeks and then someone mentioned that it was basically a queer, non-christmassy version of the movie The Holiday (one of my faves) and I had to give it a try and I have no regrets. We get the “I need to escape my life for a minute” house swap, a cantankerous octogenarian and two queer love stories. I will say that I enjoyed one story line more than the other just a bit (but I’m not telling you which) but I smiled through the whole book.

3.5 stars

A fun premise but unfortunately the book fell flat for me.
I am a huge fan of the movie The Holiday so I was excited to read a book inspired by it. However, I was left wanting more.
Both of the main characters were pretty one dimensional. They were both very lost in life and had no self confidence or direction. Don’t get me wrong, I can definitely relate but it just felt like they took no ownership in their lives. Eleanor gets fired from her job for making a very questionable choice (emailing her entire office a congratulations on a clients engagement right before dming said clients fiancée to tell him he was sleeping with her - all at 2am). The client was definitely a scumbag but eleanor really should’ve handled the situation differently. And then she never seemed to take any responsibility for that.
Tatum was still struggling to come to terms with her dad’s affair and subsequent child from that affair (again, valid feelings) but apart from that I didn’t really know what her deal was. Despite their strained relationship she continued to live in her parents guesthouse and work at a diner in her hometown that she didn’t seem to like very much.
Tatum’s love interest, June, was somehow even more bland than the two main characters. I knew literally nothing about her and why she acted the way she did. There was so little chemistry between her and Tatum and I did not buy them as a couple.
Now we get to the one character I actually liked- Carson. Carson felt like the only fully fleshed out character. They had personality, charm, and an actual backstory. We learned about what they were like as a child and why, and their feelings on their reputation as the town troublemaker. Carson was incredibly sweet and caring and they consistently showed up for Eleanor. The two of them together had some really great and vulnerable moments, I just wish I’d liked Eleanor more on her own.
The good thing about this book was that it was pretty fast paced and I was never bored. No part of it felt like it dragged more than necessary, I just wish there had been more depth to it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for the ARC!!

The Holiday is one of my favorite movies so reading this book was like a similar version minus the holiday setting! It was cute and cozy and was a super quick, easy read! I enjoyed this thoroughly!

Thank you to NetGalley, Bridget Morrissey and Berkeley Publishing for this ARC!

Anywhere You Go by Bridget Morrissey is a beautiful exploration of family, friends, and love. Bridget does a fantastic job of telling a story that will stick with me long after I finish it.

This book is described as The Holiday meets The Switch, but make it queer and I loved every moment of it! The characters are imperfectly perfect and it's so hard to pick a favorite, but if I had to choose, Carson is my favorite as I relate to them so much.

Eleanor Chapman, a high-profile publicist living in New York, half intentionally, half accidentally, blows up her life when she learns one of casual relationships is engaged. To escape the damage of her choices, she escapes to a small town in the midwest, where she ends up discovering a lot about herself with the help of Carson. From the moment these two met, I knew I was going to be just as invested in their story as I was in the story of the main character, Tatum.

Tatum Ward has never left her hometown in the midwest, always feeling the need to be around to help settle the tension in her family after her dad reveals he cheated on Tatum's mother and that Tatum has a half-brother, Ben (Brother Ben, IYKYK). To avoid getting dragged any further into the family drama, she escapes with June, someone Tatum once turned down, to New York so June can market her perfume business for investors. June and Tatum end up befriending Eleanor's elderly neighbor, a once-famous, now reclusive, actress, who helps both Tatum and June realize their feelings for each other.

I loved the multi-storylines in this book and could have read many more pages just so I didn't have to say goodbye to the wonderful cast of characters portrayed by Bridget. This book is a wonderful example of all the different types of loves we have in our lives. Without a doubt, you should definitely pick up a copy!

Thank you to Berkley for the free e-ARC in exchange for my honest opinion!

"She is everywhere I am. She always has been."

Talk about right book right time!! This was THE perfect spring queer read. It was atmospheric, at times very funny but at other moments incredibly emotional, and it featured a perfectly imperfect cast of characters that I couldn't help but root for even when they were self-sabotaging or being a little selfish in order to protect their hearts.

The story follows two POVs: Tatum, a waitress from a small town in Illinois and Eleanor, a press agent from New York. The two swap homes, which is a trope I've never read but found to be quite fun (and who doesn't want two love stories for the price of one?!). That said, Tatum and June were the couple I was most interested in. I found myself swooning at a lot of their scenes and wanting to get to their chapters more quickly than Eleanor and Carson's (mostly due to personal taste as I'm not a huge fan of the insta-lust trope). However, I greatly appreciate the representation we got in this book seeing as Carson was trans/non-binary. I've read a decent amount of sapphic romance over the years and I think that characters like them are very often overlooked.

And don't even get me started on Dawn. Her character arc made my heart burst. We didn't get her POV but she was still so essential to the story and I loved getting to see our MCs heal her as much as she helped them.

All in all, this book was wonderful and had such a unique premise. Thank you so much to Berkley for allowing me to read and review it early!!

Anywhere You Go
Bridget Morrissey
Pub: 4/22
3.5☆

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Pitched as a queer take on The Holiday meets The Switch, in which a small town waitress and big city press agent swap homes to escape their personal lives only to complicate their situations further when they each find love away from home.

My Thoughts:
A lighthearted and quick read. I liked get two romances for the “price” of one. I enjoyed the quirky mix of characters, side characters, the queer rep, and the found family. Overall a fun read but I just didn’t feel a strong connection to it so it ended up more like than love for me.

Read if you like;
✨Queer Romance
✨Good Banter
✨Found Family
✨Small Town

I listened to this one and enjoyed it. I thought Jeremy Carlisle Parker and Mia Hutchinson-Shaw did a great job. Their voices are quite similar though so I did get confused a few times who was who.

I think this book made for a great romance mix. With two couples, you've got a slow burn AND a one-night-stand-turned-romance. The perfect balance.

Anywhere You Go follows Tatum, a midwestern waitress who travels to New York City for a week with a long time acquaintance, almost friend, June. She swaps apartments with Eleanor, a broadway press agent who just abruptly lost her job and is looking to get out of NYC to clear her head. While Tatum and June explore the city and learn about each other, Eleanor is thrust into Tatum’s family reunion—and the life of Eleanor’s sibling Carson.

It’s a fun set up, and the two relationships are structured very differently. Tatum and June have known each other for some time but on a superficial level, and they slowly get to know each other on a deeper level while dealing with their own various personal issues. Their relationship develops slowly and the storyline focuses on the personal development of each character.

On the other hand, Eleanor and Carson have an immediate connection and provide most of the book’s spice. I have to say, as someone who is not typically an insta-lust fan, I was quite taken with Carson. They were charming without feeling overboard, and the relationship with Eleanor felt natural and had a number of funny moments. I absolutely couldn’t wait to keep reading along with their storyline.

The added storyline of Tatum and Carson’s parents’ relationship and the introduction of the son who was the product of a long-ago affair added some emotional depth and interest to all of the characters, but it wasn’t particularly dark or sad. I also enjoyed the side character of Dawn, the aging and witty actress next door to Eleanor’s apartment.